Alpha’s dominance, The Mechanics of Virtue, aphorism 215

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Eventually a culture emerges where Alpha’s dominance is threatened to such a degree that he too exists within the conditions by which a superior intellect is required.  In the balance of power, he has become a sort of alpha-minus himself.  To maintain his rank, he must take the subtle and clever position of supporting the spiritual hierarchy, and he may even ostensibly subordinate himself to this alternate order of rank.  If he is clever enough, he may even see this as a means of misdirecting the aim or dividing the force of this rival group.  



A Human Strategy ** The Mechanics of Virtue ** Post-Atheism



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